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Chapter – 48 – The legend of Lord Krishna – The legend of King Pareekshith

The Rishis and Sages did not give importance to ‘I’ consciousness/body that undergoes constant transformation and ruin; they have undertaken several studies and found that the human mind and intellect is the prime factor for the well-being of an individual.  All those scriptures recommend the elevation of the soul from destructible Prakrithi to the indestructible Purusha with the various methods of meditation, recitation of scriptures and glorious legends in it.  The mother Earth is often compared to Go/cows, they both contribute abundance to its living beings, they receive minimal care in return offers superior products.  King Pareekshith who got cursed by Vipra arrived on the shores of Ganga, soon all the Sages and Rishis were assembled, Shukha Bhramam taught the highest of the knowledge of the supreme soul and elevated his soul from the fear of death in seven days.  During these seven days, King Pareekshith was not consumed even a single grain, he was not anxious about the state of his body.  Therefore, Srimad Bhagavath is the study of mind and intellect/thoughts, it has proved that the human body meets its ruin at any moment, but the mind and intellect has immense potential to bear up any of the adverse situations in life.

King Pareekshith took his sword and chased after the black complexioned man who was continuously beating the bull, soon he was fallen at the feet of the King and introduced himself as ‘Kali’, entered on the Earth the moment Lord Krishna journeyed back to his supreme abode.  Therefore he is destroying the three legs of the bull that represents Tapas, Shaucham, and Dhaya.  Sutha Pauranika described all those conversations that took place between King Pareekshith and Kali to Shaunakadhis.

Shaunakadhis speaks “ Oh! Mahabhaga, we are fortunate ones, it was the beginning of the Kali era we were searching for a preceptor like you, and we found you, hence we can elevate our soul from the pious and learned people like you.  Oh! Sutha, that day King Pareekshith left Kali without killing him, later he was caught in the hands of evil effects of Kali was elevated by the marvelous teachings of Shukha Bhramam.  We are fortunate to listen to that glorious legend of Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran from you. Oh! Sutha, kindly narrate that marvelous legend of Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran described by Shukha Bhramam to King Pareekshith.”

Sutha Pauranika speaks “Oh! Shaunakadhis, I shall consider it is my fortune to describe those glorious legends of Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran to the illustrious Rishis and sages like you, it is the grace of supreme Lord that I have got the association of saintly people like you.  This glorious legend of Srimad Bhagavath Mahapuran provides the piousness that excels the dip on the sacred river Ganga.  This glorious scripture is ‘Swayam Hi Krishna’, holds the brilliance of supreme Lord Krishna, superior to the sacred river Ganga that descends from the Kamandalu of Lord Bhrama washing the feet of Lord Vishnu as Thrivikrama, further, it was kept locked in the matted hair locks of Lord Mahadeva.  I am highly fortunate to impart that knowledge of ‘Gnana Ganga’ to you. It is the absolute grace of  Lord that made me share the knowledge of the supreme soul resides as a soul in us, with this knowledge we can get rid of attachment to worldly matters and bondage, and raise our soul to the supreme state that was experienced by the supreme ascetics/Paramahamsa and King Pareekshith. I shall narrate that glorious legend that elevated the souls of Paramahamsa and King Pareekshith.”